AMD Sempron X2 2200 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron X2 2200 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

AMD Sempron X2 2200

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron X2 2200

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 995 vs 679

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2008 vs May 2006
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	995 vs 679

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

Around 20% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 876 vs 578

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	876 vs 578

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron X2 2200
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

578

876

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

995

679

Name	AMD Sempron X2 2200	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	578	876
PassMark - CPU mark	995	679
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.599

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron X2 2200	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Brisbane	Windsor
Launch date	March 2008	May 2006
Place in performance rating	2835	2836
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	118 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	221 million	154 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	AM2	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt